RAWALPINDI:
Two young women were killed after a speeding car ran them over while they were crossing Murree Road in the limits of New Town Police Station on Friday. The driver fled the scene without stopping, prompting police to register a hit-and-run case and launch a search for the suspect.
CCTV footage of the incident has also emerged, showing the two women leaving a private medical billing company’s office near the Rehmanabad NADRA office after completing their morning shift. They can be seen crossing one side of Murree Road before attempting to cross the other. As they reach the middle of the road, a speeding car travelling from Chandni Chowk towards Faizabad runs them over without slowing down.
One of the women died on the spot, while the other succumbed to her injuries after being shifted to hospital.
The deceased, identified as Tansha Khalid and Sana Saleem, were relatives. Sana was engaged to Tansha’s brother.
Police registered a case against the unidentified driver on the complaint of Khalid Hussain, father of Tansha. In his statement, the complainant said he belonged to Azad Kashmir and ran a bakery business in Islamabad. His daughter and future daughter-in-law both worked at a private medical billing company near the Rehmanabad NADRA office.
He said the two women were crossing Murree Road to return to their hostel after completing their duty when a speeding black Honda car, coming from the Saddar side, struck them. The driver fled towards Faizabad without stopping.
